Parker Brothers

Parker Brothers
FormerlyGeorge S. Parker Company
Company typeDivision
IndustryEntertainment
Founded1883; 141 years ago (1883)
FounderGeorge Swinnerton Parker
DefunctDecember 14, 1998; 25 years ago (1998-12-14) (company)
FatePurchased by Hasbro in 1991; merged with Milton Bradley to be reincorporated as "Hasbro Games" (now Hasbro Gaming) in 1998. Remained as a brand until 2009
SuccessorHasbro Games
Headquarters,
US
ProductsBoard games
Electronic games
Brands
ParentHasbro

Parker Brothers (known by Parker outside of North America) was an American toy and game manufacturer which in 1991 became a brand of Hasbro. More than 1,800 games were published under the Parker Brothers name since 1883.[1] Among its products were Monopoly, Clue (licensed from the British publisher and known as Cluedo outside of North America), Sorry!, Risk, Trivial Pursuit, Ouija, Aggravation, Bop It, Scrabble (under a joint partnership with Milton Bradley in the United States and Canada), and Probe. The trade name became defunct with former products being marketed under the "Hasbro Gaming" label, with the logo shown on Monopoly games.

  1. ^ "Parker Brothers". Facebook. Archived from the original on October 17, 2015. Retrieved July 11, 2013.